Sophie McKinna
Personal information | |
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Born |
Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom | 31 August 1994
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Shot put |
Club | Great Yarmouth |
Coached by |
Geoff Capes (–2014) Mike Winch (2015–)[2] |
Sophie McKinna (born 31 August 1994) is an English athlete specialising in the shot put.[3] She won silver medals at the 2011 World Youth Championships and 2013 European Junior Championships.
Her personal bests in the event are 17.76 metres outdoors (Gold Coast 2018) and 17.42 metres indoors (Birmingham 2018).
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing | |||||
2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 5th | Shot put | 15.14 m |
2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 2nd | Shot put | 14.90 m |
Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 1st | Shot put | 14.75 m | |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | Shot put | 15.98 m |
2013 | European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) | Castellón, Spain | 2nd | Shot put | 16.09 m |
European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 2nd | Shot put | 17.09 m | |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | Shot put | 16.59 m |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 9th | Shot put | 15.68 m |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | Shot put | 17.76 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | Shot put | 17.69 m |
References
- ↑ "Team England bio". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ Sophie McKinna at IAAF
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